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Wednesday, February 3, 2016

BLO: U.S. Trial of El Mochomo is scheduled for February 16th

Lucio R with C. E. Martinez for Borderland Beat

Part 1 of 2: The history of BLO, and the United States case against Alfredo Beltrán Leyva

Legal Status

After attorneys for Alfredo Beltran Leyva aka ‘El Mochomo’ first pressed for a speedy trial, they then requested a delay to enter plea agreement discussions. The trial for the capo. is scheduled to commence on February, 16th at 10AM
in Washington D.C. with Judge Richard J. Leon presiding.

Mayito Zambada/ChinoAntrax

Government's exhibit list, witness list, and the parties' proposed voir
dire questions and jury instructions due by this Friday.

It is the witness list that is the most anticipated pretrial action, for on the list it is
expected to include one or more, of the following cooperatives;
Serafin Zambada, Vincente Zambada, Chino Antrax, Jesus Zambada Garcia (El Rey). Serafin, Vincente, are sons of El Mayo Zamabada, Jesus is his brother. All are members of the Sinaloa Cartel, all in
U.S. custody, and all having cut deals with the U.S. for favorable sentences.

Another legal status the four share, is they all four were removed
from the Bureau of Prisons data base, their locations are confidential and it
is assumed they are in the Witness Protection program.

History

The Beltrán Leyva Organization, (BLO) was founded in the early 70s by the
four Sinaloa Beltrán Leyva brothers, Alfredo, Arturo, Hector, and Carlos. The brothers worked with, and had close ties
to the Sinaloa Cartel, and Joaquin ‘El Chapo’ Guzmán Loera, Alfredo married
Chapo’s cousin.

In 2004 and 2005, Arturo Beltrán Leyva led powerful groups of assassins to successfully
fight for trade routes in northeastern Mexico for the Sinaloa Cartel.

On January 28, 2008, the Defendant was arrested by the Mexican Army with
eight pistols, one AK-47, and approximately $900,000 in United States currency.

Friction arose when Alfredo was arrested; Beltrán Leyva brothers blamed El
Chapo for providing information to the government that resulted in the arrest in January 2008. This resulted in a complete split from the Sinaloa
Cartel. The trade-off for Chapo was the April 2008 release of his imprisoned son, Archivaldo Ivan Guzman Salazar, ‘El Chapito’, who was arrested in 2005 in Zapopan, the metropolitan area of Guadalajara, and was accused of laundering money for the organization led by his father. Within 90 days of Alfredo’s arrest, Chapito was abruptly released, after three years, for “lack of evidence”.

The month following the release of Chapito, Chapo’s son, Edgar Guzman
Lopez, (above right) was gunned down, in a Culiacan shopping mall parking lot, by a convoy of BLO
sicarios.

The killing of Edgar solidified the clash between BLO and Sinaloa
Cartel. It was at this point in time
that BLO created an alliance with Los Zetas Cartel.

Ivan Archivaldo Guzman, leaves prison 2008, which set off BLO/Sinaloa war

It also marks the point where Chapito Isidro
Mesa Flores, leader of the Mesa Flores Organization, chose to remain in
alliance with BLO, rather than the Sinaloa Cartel.

December 16, 2009, brother Arturo, leader of BLO (below left), was traced to another luxurious apartment
community where a 90-minute shootout ensued. About 200 Mexican Marines, two
Navy Mil Mi-17 helicopters, from which marines rappelled, and two small Army
tanks surrounded the building complex where he was hiding.

Arturo Beltrán Leyva and three gunmen were killed; a fourth gunman
committed suicide, by jumping to his death. Edgar “La Barbie” Villarreal, was at
the scene, but mysteriously, was able to circumvent death, injury or arrest.

Extradition and U.S. trial

On November 26, 2013, the Mexican government approved Alfredo's extradition to the United States, however, they denied his extradition on the charges of conspiracy to distribute one kilogram or more of
heroin and 1000 kilograms or more of marijuana. The Defendant then filed
numerous “amparos” (equivalent to an appeal in the United States) which were
litigated for the next year. Alfredo was then extradited to Washington,
D.C. on November 15, 2014 and made his initial appearance before
U.S. Magistrate Judge Alan Kay on November 17, 2014.

The Government anticipates proving at trial that Alfredo, was a leader
of a large-scale drug trafficking organization known as the Beltrán Leyva Organization,
based in Sinaloa, Mexico. The Beltrán Leyva Organization (cartel) was operated by
the Beltrán Leyva brothers.

Charges against Alfredo Beltrán Leyva

In November, 2015, the state filed an updated evidence list they are prepared to
present at trial.

On August 24, 2014, a federal grand jury returned an indictment charging
Alfredo with conspiracy to distribute five kilograms or more of cocaine, fifty
grams or more of methamphetamine, one kilograms or more of heroin and one
thousand kilograms or more of marijuana for importation into the United States.

The charged conspiracy occurred between January 2000 and August 2012. The
indictment also carries a criminal forfeiture allegation. Noteworthy, is that
Alfredo was arrested in 2008, yet the prosecution contends the conspiracy
continued during his incarceration in Mexico.

Alfredo filed numerous “amparos” (equivalent to an appeal in the United
States) which were litigated for at year. The Defendant was then extradited to
Washington, D.C. on November 15, 2014 and the Defendant made his initial
appearance before U.S. Magistrate Judge Alan Kay on November 17th, 2014.

The Government anticipates proving at trial that Alfredo was a leader of a
large-scale drug trafficking organization known as the Beltrán Leyva Drug
Trafficking Organization, (BLO) , in
Sinaloa, Mexico. BLO was operated by the Beltrán Leyva brothers.

Jesus Zambada Garcia

BLO had worked with the Sinaloa Cartel, l since the early 1990s, it
existed as an organized crime syndicate, called the “Federation,” and created
longstanding relationships between Mexico’s major drug trafficking
kingpins, including Alfredo, his
brothers (Arturo and Hector), Joaquin “Chapo” Guzman Loera, Ignacio “Nacho”
Coronel Villareal, and Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada Garcia.

Through this alliance, the allied group, operated through cooperative
arrangements and close coordination with South American cocaine sources of
supply.

Using a corruption network of police, and political contacts, in addition
to violence, BLO, with the Federation, directed a large-scale narcotics
transportation network involving the use of land, air and sea transportation
assets, shipping multi-ton quantities of cocaine from South America to Mexico,
and finally into the United States.

The Government intends to show at trial that the Defendant was not only
responsible for transporting multi-ton quantities of cocaine from South
America, but also diversified into trafficking heroin, methamphetamine and
marijuana from Mexico into the United States.

The Government anticipates at, it will also show that BLO, had formed an
enforcement unit of “sicarios”, (hit-men), who performed hundreds of acts of
violence, including murders, kidnappings, tortures and violent collections of
drug debts.

End of part one.

Part Two includes 'The Case against Alfredo Beltrán Leyva, will include:Criminal evidence, evidence of broad scale corruption and
intimidation, money laundering. And the story of the Mexican army general who could not be bought.

141 comments:

Excellent article Lucio. The lineup of Sinoloa Cartel members says it all about the US justice system....money is all it ever takes.Grazie for all the hard work you do. It is greatly appreciated. Peace to all innocents.

1:51 "the slaughter" is fed by those who make money from both the addicted buyers, the traffickers, the government that fights them and the bankers who launder all the money, none of them mexican, but the mexican presidente at the time always makes his cut, choice cut always, and always protected by the US...

You got that right, and let me tell you the Chinese are more screwed in the head then Mexico, by law over there there can't be more then one lady in the family, plus these assholes are the inventors of "Reasarch Chemicals".. They are chemicals to mimic other drugs but VERY DANGEROUS .. They also haven't been tested, so don't say the Mexicans are the worst! In Russia there's a drug called "Crocodile" and it's killing off ALL the users over there.. Do you see that shit in Mexico or the states? No because a dead customer isn't good buisness..

Typical mxican stuff... Both are almost the same crap, just different culture, different region, if they are making all those drugs is probably because of their government being tougher on narcotics. Unlike the Americas where us americans have access to all those drug labs, "legal" and "illegal" where politicians, white collar thugs, and narcs make billions out of it. Smdh

India and China have.provided the brittish their teas to traffick all over the world since the 1770's, and the chinese have suffered the effects of having a drug addicted population since then, only CHAIRMAN MAO could control it, in exchange of victory against ching kai shek and freely producing it throughout his communist regime...having all the american jobs they can handle, after victory in vietnam, and a chance to send their choice "teas" to the US through mexico...--Nice job, after 3 centuries of suffering drug addiction under the brittish for china/ India axis of evil...

Mysteriously, every drug lord is given up by his NorthAmerican handlers, partners and associates, in exchange for impunity for themselves and their partners and giving up the business to the incoming "powers that be"

11:08They just don't idolize they reason defend and try to persuade others that it's OK to be a little bitch narc and not handle up yourself instead of sending law enforcement.

After all the snitching and police doing dirty work for them a pinche corrido comes out about some nobody that killed a platoon with 5 bullets and became notorious for his bravery. Sounds like Chinese Hollywood films

Edgar Guzman was not killed on orders of Arturo "Botas Blacas" Beltran, it was a mistake by El Macho Prieto! Edgar Guzman was not suppose to be present at the mini mall when Vicente Zambada sent his assassins led by El Macho Prieto to eliminate another young man from the Cazarez trafficking family, whose aunt or mother La Emperatriz till this day I believe works laundering money for Mayo Zambada. I think his name is "Koki Cazarez" and he survived the attack that left Chapo Guzmans son dead.

Lol that's the cds fanboy tale they say to each other to hide the level of power blo has.Let me tell you MP's people took Edgar out. Mario Pineda el MP the one Arturo had killed for extortion of people and businesses. The brother of El Borrado , Arturos right hand man in Morelos, dead like his brother.

3:56You're right. After that Macho Prieto was moved to the Arizona border. Even Chapo's people said that it was a mistake. I think Chapo also set up Macho Prieto in 2013. He always made money and was good at war but always caused problems - with Chapo, Mayo and M1.

The pineda brothers "murdered by arturo beltran leyva" were murdered by genaro garcia luna, that made the guerreros unidos split from BLO he also arrested el mochomo to make BLO split from CDS, EPN got toluca airport and Atenco for a bigger airport and now is the biiig baaad boss of todo mexico, drugs make money when you are all that, and part of the Atracomulco cartel, narco-televisa, Carlos Salinas de Gortari achichincle, and hope to make the plataforma Slim some day when you grow up

Your a idiot. Vice lords and gdz if you're black. Your speaking out of your ass. Im sure there's a few from out of town, but there not organized much less making noise. Latin king, maniac latin disciple, and gangster 26 if you're paisa. And there's many more.

Crips are everywhere just like every other gang in the US. You got black Crips, Asian Crips, Tongan Crips, Samoan Crips, white and brown Crips. You got East Coast Crips and there are dirty south Crips. Shit there are Crips in Germany, Japan and Korea mostly because of the military personnel spreading gang life to the locals. No disrespect to my Blood ninjas out there. They represent worldwide also.

I believe what you said @10:57 these other guys see thru 27" while were watching it on the big picture. This was all done to divide and conquer oldest war strategy there is. Now the the jefes are all flushed out chapo,carillo,Beltran,coronel,michoacan is a big mess.make way for the politicos of mexico are really gonna start running the trade

Lots brave man are born in sinaloa wars ,blood killings all want the power i see this young kids growing up trying to be amado carrillo or chapo guzman but soon they realize in that life death, jail , or prision all the paths , sinaloa the land of the death god bless you all brothers

You don't have to be brave to be a drug dealer. you have to be good at backstabing your alies and friends and snitching on them when they get caught. Everybody feels brave holding a ar-15 or AK47. look at your idols from sinaloa, not so tuff now that their by themselves. bunch of lames. just go to school son, you will actually enjoy life more that way

Ok, so your telling me it's not true? but everybody else can clearly see it, why CANT you? lol are they not snitching? are they not the ones acting like the badest gangsters on earth before they were locked up? your like a slut that gets caught cheating with her pant down by her boy friend and still denies it all lol

How can the sons of a rival be reliable witnesses? If you don't want to get snitched on never work for or with the CDS. The Zambada's and Guzman's are haters and have hardons for the BLO brothers. Chapo had always shown jealousy toward Alfredo and Arturo. I bet Chapo's mom showed the BLO boy more love than Chapo. BLO was the true driving force of the CDS.

Is it a coincidence that los Beltranuses became "el chamuco" when el pan started its "presidential period" in the 2000? And that peña nieto was getting his power grab started covering up and robbing from the estado de mexico with his uncle arturo montiel, governor of the state, while the el pri started his zeta take over on estado de monterrey, NL, coahuila, zacatecas, veracruz, Tabasco, oaxaca, chihuahua, tamaulipas, san luis potosi, puebla, hidalgo, campeche, yucatan, etc etc etc to carry back el pri to power while genaro garcia luna persecuted killed arturo and imprisoned alfredo to steal their operations for themselves and televisa, that used to be their boss's el señor de los cielos and the AFO after the "cartel de guadalajara" was put in prison?Now all the governors that remain in power and aligned with osorio chong are going at it against those left out by peña nieto headed by manlio fabio beltrones, who has been a narco since the 70's and knows who is who...(aka la fabis, la secretaria)--Bertie boy moreira, has been vindicated in mexico, the US and spain,Manlio's file has been "classified" on the US, el mochomo has to sing even if he doesn't know how, peña nieto owns the country as his maximato starts the second half of heaven on earth for hisself and hell on earth for the mexicans, all from the "amigos on the norte..." tenquiu!

Zambadas as are all snitches in Mexico this doesn't go unnoticed. Mayo Zambadas will die very soon if he isnt caught , chapo Isidro, el 10, H2 H9,el cadete all the big players for BLO who have a deep loyalty to Mochomo will retaliate, not to mention his son Alfredo Beltran Guzman currently the leader of a big faction of the Sinaloa Cartel and associate of Chapo Isidro .

Será que acaso el Dos Banderas ya escogió por quien se va a morir?--Well there was no need for a junior like him to get rode like that, they is nothing like living free from risk and persecution, try it

Well my uncle, has a friend who is a carnicero ,the carnicero's brother told him that he heard from his uncle that live in Mexico who was told by the street sweeper that El Macho Prieto accidently killed Edgar by accident. I was there ,but I don't understand Spanish , so I just put words together. .

How can those bonehead sons of el mayo be reliable witnesses against El Mochomo when they were still shitting in diapers while Mochomo was already making the history books alongside his brothers? It's funny how the corridos have everyone believing Nacho, chapo and mayo were the top dogs in mexico cuando ninguno de estos pendejos le Han llegado ni a los talones del jefe de jefes ni del Alfredo. Crazy how those 2 nunca aflojaron and even now Alfredo seems to not be cooperating for shit unlike those 4 Putos who were all talk as expected. These narco juniors are not cut out for the job when will their fathers realize that? Stick to pretending to be narcos on instagram !

Agreed on how can they be reliable but ni a los talones chapo and mayo surpassed everyone in the buisness my friend they ain't where they at for nothing. N yes agreed the juniors brought the fall to them

Botas blancas went out like a true boss. Something chapo has been too scared to do in 3 occasions! Alfredo has not cooperated at all with the authorities, we already know chapo has spoken with DEA agents during his first stint in prison, one could only imagine how much he'd talk if extradited. If everyone did business like beltranes before Arturo became a cokehead the business would be thriving without having to take the lives of innocents

12:14 honey the beltranuses are like the US, no matter how much of a good job they do, they always do it for the wrong side and for all the wrong reasons...and ended up betrayed by the televisos-atracomulcas...

whatever happened both gob's mx and us say blo killed edgar and that there were 9 or 10 convoy with sicarios to do it. the story of prieto did not come up until a year later. if you read mex noticias from the time they all say blo not only did it but claimed it

10:26AMBy responding "nope" to 11:13AM you dissagree with them then you completely contradict yourself by agreeing with them when you say it was Hector Beltran's wife. That's exactly what 11:13AM said:Coronel kidnapped "Hs wife" ("Hs" stands for Hector Beltran).

Incredible, absolutly crazy how deep tuese rabbit holes go. I wpuld love to read an article about americans that have been caught working for cartels, giving them information and what not...great article by the way, all of your gals and gents that are contibuting to BB are doing an excellent job. Havent read an article i didnt like yet! Keep up the great journalism, we all really appreceaite it! Munke

2:53 that ain't kappenin' it is all classified because of insanity defense, I mean because of national security concerns, americans are not considered grown persons that can handle the truth, but I think the problem is the american crooks in US government want to protect their own arses...

Agreed this guy is willing to risk the whole business just so his sons and brother can get off free. It's not just his business he's putting in jeopardy either, hes willing to do anything for his little pussy sons. If mayo gets caught expect him to be living under witness protection program in the U.S along with those rats he calls family!

i wonder if the Flores Brothers will testify against mochomo??? once the bltran leyvas broke away from the federation and went to War withe chapo and mayo the flores brothers were selling both factions drugs jajaja...even though each faction told them to only sell their drugs...anyway i bet they would have great testimony to hurt mochomo even more...poor guy jajaja

nope...the flores twins were selling drugs from el chapo and mayo and also moving drugs for the beltran leyvas...both factions only wanted the flores twins to sell their drugs and their drugs only...both factions were fighting each other to have the twins for their own faction...now im not saying that was the only reason they were fighting...no..alfredo getting arrested was the main reason of course...but the flores twins were a jewel in both factions eyes and they sold so much weight...so 12:19 you are wrong about that...remember alfredo got arrested in jan 2008...all through 2008 was when the flores twins were wearing wires and snitching...after they finished setting up their network was when they turned their selfs in...all throughout 2008 they were playing a dangerous game by selling drugs for both factions..thats a fact...

The DEA TRACKED AND CAUGHT THE FLORES BROTHERS on chicago, Then used them to bait and trap the beltranuses, the zambadas, and the guzmanes, heirs of the Guadalajara Cartel, but owned by the same CIA PUPPET MASTERS, LIKE THE OTHER CARTELS...

Fact, the flores brothers are not as hidden as they think. Cartels already have that info and are patient enough to strike after a prison. Once their story ends, it will make for a great Narco Movie produced by Castillo Productions.

They always show their true selves . Men of honor . LOL LOL LOL . Got to admit it . They are just sorry people . Wouldn't be drug traffickers and on trial for it if they weren't . Why would anybody think any of them wouldn't snitch ? The quality of men that wouldn't , would not be in this shit to start with

Bb comments be hating on sinaloa but every freaking cartel rats is part of all the worlds cartels they hate on each other or want to move up the ranks and they snitch or kill each other the majority of deaths in a cartel is probably from the same cartel the person belongs to

2:02, the truth is nobody is snitching, all that snitching is government propaganda to demonize, divide and conquer the mexican narcos and kick them out of the way, after everything they did to help those politicians get "elected"...